“If somebody doesn't come to court the worst thing that happens is the warrant squad has to go find them and the worst thing that can happen to them if we lock them up before they're ever convicted is they can die.”
Read MoreFor the third time in as many weeks, a person in custody on Rikers Island died Wednesday morning.
Read More“New York State incarcerates more people for parole violations than anywhere in the country – that is a point of shame for us.”
Read More“Climate change moves slowly but it's moving a lot faster than the department is moving to protect our clients on high heat days.”
Read More“I appreciate you guys kicking me around for it, you should kick me around,” the commissioner said.
Read More“We need to do things differently.”
Read More“Shame on us, shame on all of us who are elected officials in New York.”
Read More“We cannot improve safety until we're fully staffed. When staff don't show up to work, every aspect of our operations suffers.”
Read More“We’re chipping away at the enormous health equity issues.”
Read More“There are no easy solutions to the challenges we have.”
Read More“COBA has created a problem of its own doing.”
Read More“Triple shifts, 23 hours without a meal break, where does that happen?”
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